Recent content by Kristofor Pinkerton

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I will take some tomorrow!

I’m looking to do the quickest and cheapest but yet safe and effective due to being on a time constraint and budget.

I’ll do the work. Im hoping it’s sq D. The new panels will be sq D for sure. I just want to make sure the way I planned it out will be ok to do that way.

The main is the in the house in the basement. There is a single overhead line to the garage to run a couple lights currently. I don’t know the brand as of right now but I will know Friday as I’ll be there.

So all in all running the 2 sub panels off 60 amp breakers will be just fine and if i ever need to change something i can cross that road when I get there.

No plan as of now, but everyone says to run an extra or run larger with a pull string.

Trench will be easy the way the house is and things. I plan on running a second conduit as well just empty. Does what i'm saying make sense and will it be ok to do that way?

the panels and breakers are less than $100. the wire different story. conduit is cheap and ground rod is cheap. I'm sure I cant do it for under 500, but i know any other option would be expensive.

I want to keep the main service at 100 amps. Take out 3 breakers and move them to a sub panel, since there is only one open slot. taking out the 3 breakers will give me 4 slots to run 2 60amp breakers to run 2 sub panels. One sub panel next to the main and one sub in the detached garage. I want...

would you recommend a different way to do the sub panels? Larger breakers on the main?

ok i don't really have the money in a budget for the 200 amp upgrade that's why i was wanting to do the 60 amp sub panels, since i don't need a lot in the garage or for the sub in the house. i've budgeted 10k for other things.

1886 sq ft 3 bed 2 bath.

I am purchasing a new house with only 1 open breaker. I believe it is a 100 amp main. Can I run 2 100 amp sub panels feeding them with 60 amp breakers? One will be due to needing the open space for the 60 amp breakers since it currently only has one spot and a few spares. The other sub panel...